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Lakers’ ruthless 27-3 surge buries Rockets 98-78 in Game 6, sets up Thunder series

— LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night by holding the Rockets to a season low in points.
May 2, 2027, 01:41 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--LAL
0%
--HOU

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Amen Thompson misses 21-foot jumper
  • Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot running jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Tari Eason makes 2-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Amen Thompson makes running layup
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes driving layup (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton misses tip shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 4-foot reverse layup
  • Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alperen Sengun misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Luke Kennard makes 22-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Luke Kennard misses 11-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • LeBron James makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses layup
  • Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
  • LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard makes technical free throw
  • Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot running dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson misses driving layup
  • LeBron James makes running layup
  • Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
  • Tari Eason misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
  • Reed Sheppard makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  • Jake LaRavia misses driving layup
  • Reed Sheppard makes 13-foot floating jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses driving layup
  • Tari Eason misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
  • Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses running layup
  • Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
  • Amen Thompson makes driving layup
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • LeBron James makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Okogie misses 8-foot jumper
  • LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Amen Thompson makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses driving layup
  • Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Tari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tari Eason misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes driving layup
  • Amen Thompson makes 22-foot jumper (Tari Eason assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot (Josh Okogie assists)
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Reed Sheppard makes 9-foot jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  • LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Luke Kennard misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses tip shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes tip in dunk
  • Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk
  • LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes 3-foot driving dunk
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Adou Thiero misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Adou Thiero misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes two point shot
  • Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Bronny James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bronny James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Adou Thiero makes tip in dunk
  • Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
  • Nick Smith Jr. misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup
  • Jake LaRavia misses two point shot
  • Jake LaRavia misses tip shot
  • Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Holiday makes driving layup
  • Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses running pullup jump shot
  • Clint Capela makes two point shot
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